Marathon Digital (MARA) Competitors

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MARA vs. BTBT, CLSK, COIN, HIVE, and HUT

Should you buy Marathon Digital stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Marathon Digital with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Marathon Digital include Bit Digital (BTBT), Cleanspark (CLSK), Coinbase Global (COIN), HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE), and Hut 8 (HUT).

How does Marathon Digital compare to Bit Digital?

Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) and Bit Digital (NASDAQ:BTBT) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Marathon Digital presently has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 45.10%. Bit Digital has a consensus price target of $5.67, indicating a potential upside of 179.15%. Given Bit Digital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bit Digital is more favorable than Marathon Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marathon Digital	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Bit Digital	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Marathon Digital has a beta of 5.41, meaning that its share price is 441% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bit Digital has a beta of 3.95, meaning that its share price is 295% more volatile than the broader market.

Bit Digital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Marathon Digital. Bit Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marathon Digital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marathon Digital	$907.09M	5.36	-$1.31B	-$3.96	N/A
Bit Digital	$113.56M	5.84	-$80.32M	-$0.55	N/A

Bit Digital has a net margin of -70.70% compared to Marathon Digital's net margin of -234.83%. Bit Digital's return on equity of -5.39% beat Marathon Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marathon Digital	-234.83%	-23.20%	-12.51%
Bit Digital	-70.70%	-5.39%	-4.48%

In the previous week, Marathon Digital had 18 more articles in the media than Bit Digital. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Marathon Digital and 8 mentions for Bit Digital. Bit Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Marathon Digital's score of 0.34 indicating that Bit Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marathon Digital	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Bit Digital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

44.5% of Marathon Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.7% of Bit Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Marathon Digital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Bit Digital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Bit Digital beats Marathon Digital on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marathon Digital compare to Cleanspark?

Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) and Cleanspark (NASDAQ:CLSK) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.

44.5% of Marathon Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of Cleanspark shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Marathon Digital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Cleanspark shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Marathon Digital has a beta of 5.41, indicating that its share price is 441% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cleanspark has a beta of 3.71, indicating that its share price is 271% more volatile than the broader market.

Marathon Digital currently has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 45.10%. Cleanspark has a consensus price target of $20.44, indicating a potential upside of 53.70%. Given Cleanspark's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cleanspark is more favorable than Marathon Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marathon Digital	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Cleanspark	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Cleanspark has a net margin of -67.66% compared to Marathon Digital's net margin of -234.83%. Cleanspark's return on equity of 7.07% beat Marathon Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marathon Digital	-234.83%	-23.20%	-12.51%
Cleanspark	-67.66%	7.07%	3.77%

In the previous week, Cleanspark had 9 more articles in the media than Marathon Digital. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Cleanspark and 26 mentions for Marathon Digital. Cleanspark's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Marathon Digital's score of 0.34 indicating that Cleanspark is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marathon Digital	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cleanspark	11 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Cleanspark has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Marathon Digital. Cleanspark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marathon Digital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marathon Digital	$907.09M	5.36	-$1.31B	-$3.96	N/A
Cleanspark	$766.31M	4.45	$364.46M	-$1.07	N/A

Summary

Cleanspark beats Marathon Digital on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marathon Digital compare to Coinbase Global?

Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) and Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Marathon Digital has a beta of 5.41, indicating that its share price is 441% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Coinbase Global has a beta of 3.38, indicating that its share price is 238% more volatile than the broader market.

44.5% of Marathon Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of Coinbase Global shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Marathon Digital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Coinbase Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Coinbase Global has higher revenue and earnings than Marathon Digital. Marathon Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coinbase Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marathon Digital	$907.09M	5.36	-$1.31B	-$3.96	N/A
Coinbase Global	$7.18B	7.42	$1.26B	$2.66	75.86

Marathon Digital currently has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 45.10%. Coinbase Global has a consensus price target of $251.91, indicating a potential upside of 24.83%. Given Marathon Digital's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Marathon Digital is more favorable than Coinbase Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marathon Digital	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Coinbase Global	4 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Coinbase Global has a net margin of 12.20% compared to Marathon Digital's net margin of -234.83%. Coinbase Global's return on equity of 4.06% beat Marathon Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marathon Digital	-234.83%	-23.20%	-12.51%
Coinbase Global	12.20%	4.06%	2.05%

In the previous week, Coinbase Global had 99 more articles in the media than Marathon Digital. MarketBeat recorded 125 mentions for Coinbase Global and 26 mentions for Marathon Digital. Marathon Digital's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Coinbase Global's score of 0.13 indicating that Marathon Digital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marathon Digital	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Coinbase Global	35 Very Positive mention(s)	14 Positive mention(s)	19 Neutral mention(s)	35 Negative mention(s)	9 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Coinbase Global beats Marathon Digital on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marathon Digital compare to HIVE Digital Technologies?

HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE) and Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings and profitability.

HIVE Digital Technologies has a beta of 3.5, indicating that its stock price is 250% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marathon Digital has a beta of 5.41, indicating that its stock price is 441% more volatile than the broader market.

HIVE Digital Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Marathon Digital. HIVE Digital Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marathon Digital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HIVE Digital Technologies	$115.28M	6.34	-$3M	-$0.60	N/A
Marathon Digital	$907.09M	5.36	-$1.31B	-$3.96	N/A

24.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of Marathon Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Marathon Digital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Marathon Digital had 23 more articles in the media than HIVE Digital Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Marathon Digital and 3 mentions for HIVE Digital Technologies. HIVE Digital Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Marathon Digital's score of 0.34 indicating that HIVE Digital Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HIVE Digital Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Marathon Digital	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

HIVE Digital Technologies has a net margin of -47.89% compared to Marathon Digital's net margin of -234.83%. HIVE Digital Technologies' return on equity of -19.81% beat Marathon Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HIVE Digital Technologies	-47.89%	-19.81%	-17.54%
Marathon Digital	-234.83%	-23.20%	-12.51%

HIVE Digital Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $6.17, indicating a potential upside of 123.43%. Marathon Digital has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 45.10%. Given HIVE Digital Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe HIVE Digital Technologies is more favorable than Marathon Digital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HIVE Digital Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Marathon Digital	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Summary

HIVE Digital Technologies beats Marathon Digital on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Marathon Digital compare to Hut 8?

Hut 8 (NASDAQ:HUT) and Marathon Digital (NASDAQ:MARA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Hut 8 has a beta of 4.48, meaning that its stock price is 348% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Marathon Digital has a beta of 5.41, meaning that its stock price is 441% more volatile than the broader market.

Hut 8 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Marathon Digital. Hut 8 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marathon Digital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hut 8	$235.12M	51.87	-$226.15M	-$3.00	N/A
Marathon Digital	$907.09M	5.36	-$1.31B	-$3.96	N/A

31.8% of Hut 8 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of Marathon Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Hut 8 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Marathon Digital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Hut 8 had 4 more articles in the media than Marathon Digital. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Hut 8 and 26 mentions for Marathon Digital. Hut 8's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Marathon Digital's score of 0.34 indicating that Hut 8 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hut 8	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Marathon Digital	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Hut 8 has a net margin of -109.77% compared to Marathon Digital's net margin of -234.83%. Hut 8's return on equity of -0.35% beat Marathon Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hut 8	-109.77%	-0.35%	-0.22%
Marathon Digital	-234.83%	-23.20%	-12.51%

Hut 8 presently has a consensus price target of $104.88, indicating a potential downside of 3.17%. Marathon Digital has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 45.10%. Given Marathon Digital's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Marathon Digital is more favorable than Hut 8.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hut 8	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Marathon Digital	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Summary

Hut 8 beats Marathon Digital on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MARA vs. The Competition

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Metric	Marathon Digital	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$4.85B	$7.14B	$13.49B	$12.20B
Dividend Yield	N/A	5.70%	5.82%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	-2.23	89.76	23.13	25.65
Price / Sales	5.36	12.44	175.80	79.76
Price / Cash	54.81	72.39	20.50	55.34
Price / Book	2.16	2.64	2.14	6.66
Net Income	-$1.31B	$301.20M	$1.11B	$333.63M
7 Day Performance	0.39%	-1.42%	-1.14%	-0.11%
1 Month Performance	21.54%	1.48%	0.14%	3.94%
1 Year Performance	-19.66%	16.85%	10.81%	36.07%

Marathon Digital Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MARA Marathon Digital	3.0581 of 5 stars	$12.75 +0.2%	$18.50 +45.1%	-22.1%	$4.85B	$907.09M	N/A	9	Trending News Analyst Downgrade
BTBT Bit Digital	3.4494 of 5 stars	$1.68 +7.0%	$5.67 +237.3%	-9.4%	$548.65M	$113.56M	N/A	10	Options Volume Gap Up
CLSK Cleanspark	2.9547 of 5 stars	$12.82 +5.3%	$20.29 +58.3%	+33.0%	$3.28B	$766.31M	N/A	130	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Downgrade Options Volume
COIN Coinbase Global	4.0857 of 5 stars	$202.99 +6.1%	$262.07 +29.1%	-21.4%	$53.61B	$7.18B	46.24	4,951	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Downgrade Analyst Revision
HIVE HIVE Digital Technologies	2.6018 of 5 stars	$2.60 +7.0%	$6.17 +137.2%	+40.8%	$682.22M	$257.14M	N/A	20	Analyst Forecast

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Marathon Digital (MARA) Competitors

MARA vs. BTBT, CLSK, COIN, HIVE, and HUT

How does Marathon Digital compare to Bit Digital?

Do analysts rate MARA or BTBT?

Which has more risk & volatility, MARA or BTBT?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MARA or BTBT?

Is MARA or BTBT more profitable?

Does the media favor MARA or BTBT?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MARA or BTBT?

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How does Marathon Digital compare to Cleanspark?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MARA or CLSK?

Which has more volatility & risk, MARA or CLSK?

Do analysts prefer MARA or CLSK?

Is MARA or CLSK more profitable?

Does the media favor MARA or CLSK?

Which has better earnings and valuation, MARA or CLSK?

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How does Marathon Digital compare to Coinbase Global?

Which has more volatility & risk, MARA or COIN?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MARA or COIN?

Which has better earnings and valuation, MARA or COIN?

Do analysts prefer MARA or COIN?

Is MARA or COIN more profitable?

Does the media favor MARA or COIN?

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How does Marathon Digital compare to HIVE Digital Technologies?

Which has more volatility and risk, HIVE or MARA?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HIVE or MARA?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HIVE or MARA?

Does the media refer more to HIVE or MARA?

Is HIVE or MARA more profitable?

Do analysts prefer HIVE or MARA?

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How does Marathon Digital compare to Hut 8?

Which has more risk & volatility, HUT or MARA?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HUT or MARA?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HUT or MARA?

Does the media prefer HUT or MARA?

Is HUT or MARA more profitable?

Do analysts recommend HUT or MARA?

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